We Share Strategies for Using Metacogition at TeachThought

Marcus and I shared "5 Strategies for Teaching Students to Use Metacogntion" in a blog post published on the TeachThought website. As we explain in this article, metacognitive skills enable students to regulate their thinking and become independent learners.

The five practical strategies we identify for explicitly teaching students to use metacognition include:

1. Define the term. Our simple definition is: "thinking about your thinking as a pathway to better learning."
2. Ask students to supply examples. We use the metaphor of "driving your brain," which helps students understand the concept.
3. Catch students being metacognitive. Celebrate the use of this skill in large and small groups as a way to underscore its importance.